---
id: CVE-2025-9973
title: >-
  Due to not validating the organization context when executing adaptive
  authentication flows, the WSO2 Identity Server allows adaptive authentication
  logic to be triggered on unintended organizations
summary: >-
  Due to not validating the organization context when executing adaptive
  authentication flows, the WSO2 Identity Server allows adaptive authentication
  logic to be triggered on unintended organizations. A malicious actor with
  privileges to …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-284
  - CWE-863
vendor: wso2
product: identity_server
affected:
  - 'identity_server >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.0.26'
patched:
  - identity_server 7.1.0.26
published: '2026-05-11'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9973'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.docs.wso2.com/en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2026/WSO2-2025-4530/
    label: ed10eef1-636d-4fbe-9993-6890dfa878f8
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00366
epssPercentile: 0.28563
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.493Z'
---

## Overview

Due to not validating the organization context when executing adaptive authentication flows, the WSO2 Identity Server allows adaptive authentication logic to be triggered on unintended organizations. A malicious actor with privileges to configure adaptive authentication within one organization can leverage this functionality to execute authentication logic on other organizations and sub-organizations.

This flaw allows bypassing authorization boundaries between organizations, leading to unauthorized access to critical operations and user accounts in other organizations. When adaptive authentication is enabled in a multi-organization deployment, a malicious actor with privileges to configure adaptive authentication in one organization could exploit this feature to perform critical operations in other organizations without authorization. This may result in privilege escalation, unauthorized access to resources, and potential account takeover across organizations.

## Affected

- `identity_server >= 7.1.0, < 7.1.0.26`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `identity_server 7.1.0.26`